Whitley, Albert, fl. 1865 [Collection of 5 letters written during Sherman's March to the Sea] [Decimalized .01- .05]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09271 Author/Creator: Whitley, Albert, fl. 1865 Place Written: s.l. Type: Header Record Date: 1865 Pagination: 5 letters Order a Copy
Five letters written during Sherman's March to the Sea and the subsequent pursuit of the Confederates up into North Carolina until the end of the war. Including: 1-1-1865, from Savannah, Georgia: "We entered this City Dec. 21st the rebels having evacuated it the night before, they left all of their siege guns...[and] crossed over into South Carolina. Our men have taken out the Torpedoes in the River & now our steamers & transports can run in.... General Sherman has reviewed his entire army in Savannah, it was a grand & imposing scene & one long to be remembered by all present. Among this army of 90,000 men there is not one mane [sic] that does not like General Sherman & think him one of the best Generals in our army. There is 20,000 citizens in this city & they all seem glad that we are here"; 3-12-1865, from Fayetteville, NC: "We have taken several Towns of importance but they lay in ashes now, & so do the most of the buildings along the line of march. Each corps took a road by its self, so by this means we laid waste to a strip of country fifty miles in width, there is nothing eatable left behind. General Grant will soon have an army in Lee's rear that will be too large for Lee to cope with, and the South will have to come to terms of peace soon." Whitley's report of the triumphant approach to Savannah and the subsequent pursuit of Johnston offers a rare glimpse into the final, desperate days of the Confederate army.
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